Humanism in the New Social Contract for Education:Tradition,Limitations,and Transcendence
Following the publication of"Reimagining Our Futures Together:A New So-cial Contract for Education"by UNESCO and the convening of the"Transforming Educa-tion Summit"by the United Nations,a new social contract for education has emerged as a significant theme in the discourse on global educational governance.This concept is deeply embedded in the humanistic tradition and,along with UNESCO's earlier visionary educa-tion reports,forms an evolving humanistic educational philosophy.However,this integration of humanism with the foundational logic of Western individual rationality encounters chal-lenges in addressing the clash of individual interests and the effective formation of commu-nities,thereby limiting the potential effectiveness of humanism within the sphere of global educational governance.The principle of relational rationality,intrinsic to Chinese civiliza-tion,provides valuable perspectives for surpassing the limitations faced by the new social contract for education.Accordingly,this paper proposes the concept of"relational capaci-ty",suggesting that cultivating individuals with"relational capacity"to build a genuine"community with a shared future for mankind"represents a potential contribution of China to the future global governance of education.
global educational governancea new social contract for educationhu-manismrelational rationalitycommunity with a shared future for mankind
万方数据
维普
